Soap-fountain.



H. H. GAGE.

.SOAP FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 26. 1913.

'Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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HARRY H. HAGE, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specication ofv Letters Patent.

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Application 'lea November 96, 1913. Serial No. 803,104.

To all whom 'itrmag/ concern:

Be it known that l, HARRY H. Geen acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of `Cook and State of lllinois, have linvented'a certain new and useful Improvement?v in` Soap-Fountains, of which the followinglis specification.

My invention relates to a liquid soap fountain and is illustratd in the accompanying drawing, whereinl Y Figure 1 is a si e y.elevation with parts broken away and partssectioned; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailgcross section of the valve in the discharging position.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

t is a liquid soapl globe or apertured reservoir preferably of. glass and associated with a holder A1 attached at A2 to a fixture A3. lt is provided with the relatively small inlet opening A4 covered by the screw cap A5. The globe is perforated opposite and below the inlet opening to receive the cylinder or valve housing B.- 'lhis cylinder is perforated at B1 to permit the liquid soap about it within the globe to penetrate within thecylinder. lt is also perforated at B2 to permit a free circulation of the liquid soap through and therefore easy escape of the same from -the interior of the cylinder. rlhe cylinder is provided with the ring C adapted to rest upon packing C1 so as to prevent leakage around the cylinder through the opening in the bottom of the globe. 'lhe cylinder is open at the bottom and provided with the perforations D.

rlFhe two-part piston or plunger valve consists of the stem E adapted to pass through a suitable aperture in the top of the cylinder. llt is also provided with the disk E1 grooved at E2 to receive the packing ring E whereby a close fit is made with the interior of the cylinder. rlhe plunger E has a Stern F of any desired shape around which is formed a pocket G of any desired shape and size.

H is a plug on the lower part of the plunger E provided with a ledge J.

.l1 is a groove beneath the ledge adapted to receive the paclng J2.

The lower end of the plunger lt terminates in a hollow valve stem K having apertures K1 at its upper end and K2 near its lower end and the opening Ks at `the lower end.

'lllh cylinder is exteriorly screw-threaded a M is a valve bowl or apertured receptacle made of any desired material or any desired shape. lt is apertured and screw-threaded above to receive the exterior screw-thread of the cylinder and isv associated with a packlng M1 placed between the upper part of such bowl and the lower part of the globe. The bowl is provided with a downwardly projecting part or sleeve M1 which is centrally perforated to permit the free passage of the cylindrical portionl of the plunger. The inner walls of this downwardly projecting portion are adapted to be engaged by the packing'J2 to prevent leakage from the bowl around the cylindrical portion of the plunger.

N is a spiral spring within the cylinder bearing against the top thereof and against the disk E1' on the plunger and tending to hold the plunger at its lower position, as indicated in Fig. 1.

00 are openings in the upper part of the valve bowl to permit the free egress of air so that the liquid soap can low into such bowl rapidly.

lt will be understood, of course, that the drawing is more or less diagrammatic and that many changes may be made without departing from lthe spirit of my invention. The size, proportion and arrangement of the parts could be greatly altered and some could be dispensed with and others substituted for them without departing from the spirit of my invention. v

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: Assuming that the parts are of the structure illustrated, they may be assembled as follows: The cap having been removed, the cylinder is dropped into position, and the opening beneath the cap need be no larger than would be sufficient to permit the cylinder to be thus introduced. The

ange on the cylinder rests upon the packing so that when the parts are drawn together a tight connection is made. Ilhe cylinder in this position would project through the opening in the bottom of the globe. The valve bowl is now screwed into position about the bottom of the cylinder, the packing ring being inserted between the bowl-and the globe, and when the bowl has been tightly screwed into position, the parts will be -in the position nidicated in Fig. 1,

and al1 leakage from the globe into the action of thedspring N by the hand applied to the lower end of the plunger cylinder, into .the positlon indicated in Fig. 2, the

' pockets in the plunger will be filled with soap which will readily iow in because the holes leading through the cylinder into such vpockets may be of any number and size.

Indeed, the cylinder may be little more thanA a skeleton sufficient to serve as a guide for the plunger. When the hand pressure is released, gravity and the spring N will forc the plunger downwardly in the position shown in Fig. 1 and deposit a charge-to the valve bowl. The parts are so proportioned that this charge will'bemuch less than suilicient to fill the bowl, and it will flow freely into the bowl because the lair will escape from the openings O, O. The liquid will be prevented from flowing out of the bowl by the packing ring J2 engaging the inner walls of the projection M2 of the bowl. The device is now ready for use. When the user applies plressure to the lower end of the plunger e will raise it until the openings K1 are above the bottom of the bowl, whereupon the liquid soap will flow out through these openings into the cylinder at the lower end of the plunger and out through the openings K? and Ks into the hand of the user. This same actionfhowever, forces the pockets up into the vglobe in the Iposition shown in Fig. 2 so that they can be refilled. The proportions of the'parts are such that the pockets are entirely disconnected from the interior of the globe before they are connected withV the interior of the bowl, and

therefore there is no intermediate position j discharge ofthe charge into the bowl, and

25 than the distance between the adjacent sides at which the user can hold the parts soas to cause a steadyflow of liquid soap` therefrom. The use necessarily involves the withdrawing of a charge of liquid soap 'from the globe, then the separation of the charge from the globe and from the bowl, then the by a subsequent reverse movement the discharge of said charge into the hand of the user.

L I claim:

i e@ and partially within each of them, an aperture for communicationwith each of them, and having a -rigid two-part valve mounted for reciprocationtherein, the dis-I tance between said apertures beinggreater of the vvalve parts, a discharge sleeve extending downwardly rom the bowl, a hollow valve stem slidable therein and mounted upon the Aplunger and apertured adjacent thereto.

2. lA liquid measuring and discharge device comprising an apertured reservoir, an

apertured valve bowl in register therewith,

a measuring valve housing located between and partially within, each of them, an aperture for communication with each of them, and having a rigid two-part valve mounted for reciprocation therein, the minimum distance between said apertures being greater than the distance between the adjacent sides of the valve parts, a discharge sleeve extending downwardly from the bowl, a hollow 3. A liquid measuring and discharge device comprising an apertured reservoir, an apertured valve bowl in register therewith, a measuringvalve housing located between and partially within each of them, an aperture for communication with each of them,

and having a rigid two-'part valve mounted for reciprocation therein, the minimum distance between said apertures being greater thanthe distance between the adjacent sides of the valve parts, a discharge sleeve eX- tending downwardly from the bowl, a hollow valve stem slidable therein and mounted upon the plunger and apertured adjacent thereto, a valye seat surrounding the upper edge of said sleeve and yielding means for holding the end of the plunger seated upon said valve seat, the bowl being apertured adjacent the reservoir to permit air circulation therein.

4. A soap fountain comprising a discharge apertured reservoir, an apertured valve bowl located beneathsaid discharge aperture, said bowl being open for ventilation,a combined measuring and valve plunger located between and partially within each of them, a valve housing partlally in said reservoir and valve mounted thereon to control the discharge from the valve bowl, said valve housing being apertured within the reservoir and within the bowl, the distance between said apertures being such that 'they are never open to permit free passage from the reservoir to the bowl, the valve being necked down to'provide an annular measuring compartment and yielding means for holding said valves normally in the closed position.

5. A liquid measuring and discharge device, comprising a discharge apertured reservir and alplrtured valve bowl in re 'ster therewith, a ed valve housing locatefl par- Liemeer tially in said reservoir and partially in said bowl and apertured within each, a two-part valve mounted for reciprocation within said housing, the two parts being connected by a stem, the distance between the adjacent edges of the apertures being greater than the disr tance betweenl the adjacent sides of said valve parts, adischarge sleeve downwardly extending from said receptacle and a hollow valve stem slidably mounted therein carried by said valve, said valve stembeing apertured adjacent its end and adjacent the valve, yielding means for holding said valve and stem normally down in closed position, the relative positions of the apertures and Valve parts being such that when in such closed positions the upper portion of the valve is below thev upper apertures in the housing.

6. A liquid measuring and discharge device, comprising a discharge apertured reservoir and valve bowl in register therewith,

a fixed valve housing located partially in said reservoir and partially in said bowl and apertured within each, a two-part piston valve mounted for reciprocatin within said sleeve, the two parts being connected by a stem, the distance between the adjacent edges of the apertures being greater thanthe distance between the adjacent sides of said. piston parts, a discharge sleeve downwardly extending from said receptacle and a hollow valve stem slidably mounted therein carried by said piston valve, said valve stem being apertured adjacent itsend and adjacent the piston valve yielding means for holding said valve arid stem normally in closed position, the relative positions of the apertured at .its bottom for a discharge, an

apertured bowl located at and closing said discharge aperture, a valve housing projecting upwardly from said bowl, through said aperture into said reservoir, the wall of said valve housing being ported, a two-part valve -reciprocally mounted in said housing, a rod connecting said parts, said housing being apertured both withinthe bowl and within the reservoir, a hollow valve stem mounted on said valve projecting outwardly through the bottom of said bowl, said stem being apertured adjacent its end and adjacent the valve and yielding means for holding said e valve in the down position restingV on the bottom of the bowl.

lin testimony whereof, ll aiix my'signature inthe presence of two witnesses this 21st day of November, 1913. Y

v HARRY H, GAGE. ``Witnessesz MINNIE M. LINDENAU, Bassin S). RICE. 

